We interrupt this hiatus for…uh, wrestling.

Let’s catch up on Mick Foley, shall we? He’s gone by ‘Mankind’ and ‘Cactus Jack’ and ‘Dude Love’. He’s wrestled using a baseball bat covered in barbed wire and once lost two thirds of his ear in the ropes. Oh, and his finisher before he retired from the WWE was Mr. Socko: a dirty sweatsock shoved into the mouths of his opponents. We are not making that up.

Yeah, isn’t this a great story? It’s because of him I learned about the online hotline, which I am now applying to be a part of. I didn’t realize he was such a backer of RAINN, which was also founded by my favorite female artist, Tori Amos.

Hi, this is Mick Foley (really) and I just happened to find this website. Thanks for all the kind words. There’s a line in this upcoming book, where I talk about volunteering on the RAINN online hotline, and I say that “it feels as important as anything I’ve ever done.” I’m really hoping that in addition to the financial donation, this book might help me shine a light on the problem of sexual abuse in our country, a subject that is talked about far too infrequently.

Wow. Thanks so much for commenting here. I won’t lie; I’ve been running around my basement yelling for the twenty minutes since I noticed this comment. After my fourth ‘So that happened, right?’ my husband told me to sit down and say something.

So thank you. Not just for taking five minutes to comment on a random blog post about your efforts, but for your efforts in general. RAINN is an institution near and dear to my heart, and it’s incredibly gratifying to see someone wielding the power of celebrity to bring attention to a group that helps so many people. All of us here at Ladies… admire the fact that you’re spending actual time working the hotline in an effort to help as many people as possible. There’s doing something to help and then there’s Doing Something To Help, and it’s great to see someone doing the latter, especially with an issue like sexual abuse. It’s one of those things that no one wants to talk about, but that desperately needs attention.

I’m looking forward to reading the new book. Any cause would be lucky to have an advocate with as much heart as you’ve obviously dedicated here. I’m just glad your good work is being recognized. Please keep up the good fight, and please continue to be as vocal an advocate as you have been. We ladies appreciate it.